Showing posts with label sound in film. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sound in film. Show all posts

Thursday, 23 October 2014

Sound in film

Sound in film
Human voice- This can include accents which may create connotations of a character.
Sound effects- This may include foley sounds and it put designed to enhance the narrative.
Music- To enhance what is happening in a scene.


Diegetic- Sounds that come from the scene and action.
Non Diegetic- Sound that have been added to the scene to enhance the action.

Synchronous sound effects- Sound we hear with a clip matches realistically what is happening on screen.
Asynchronous sound effects- May not see the source of the sound and doesn't match what is going on in the scene, this can create narrative expectations.

Narrative expectations can be created through;
-Setting.
-Characters.
-Editing.
-Sound.

Leitmotif- a recurring piece of music or sound associated with a particular person or idea. an example of this is in "Jaws" which plays a specific piece of music when a character is about to enter a room/scene.

Sound bridge-adding continuity to dialogue by cutting to another persons face whilst somebody is talking.

Contrapuntal sound- music that goes against what is happening in  a scene (e.g. happy music being played whilst somebody is dying) this can sometimes heightens horror or even comedy.

Hyperbolic sound- when music sound effects are exaggerated to make the scene seem more dramatic. often used in action scenes.